The Ipswich Motorway is a 20 km long tightly constrained urban link in Queensland's transport system. It forms part of the interstate road network and is an essential freight route and link to three national highways. It is also the critical link between the state capital, Brisbane and the City of Ipswich. The existing configuration provides for many local travel requirements. Currently the traffic volume on the Ipswich Motorway is up to 85,000 vehicles per day operating at levels of service 'E' and 'F' in peak times. It has an unenviable accident history of 120 fatalities or hospitalisation incidents over the past 5 years. Developing a new corridor can often be more easily managed in terms of establishing function, purpose and amenity. Upgrading an existing road to create a higher level of operating environment, while addressing the issues of traffic management and community amenity is far more difficult. (Author/publisher) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E208431.
Samenvatting